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Grading:

In-patient - 50%

Out-patient - Pass/Low Pass/Fail

Slide - 15%

NBME Shelf Exam - 35%

Memphis/Chattanooga (all subjective evaluations are graded on the same scale no matter which location, to provide enhanced standardization and equity)

Residents and faculty are dedicated to teaching. This is substantiated by excellent reviews from previous M3's evaluation. Students benefit from an incredible amount and concentration of pathology from which
to learn.

Chattanooga

T. C. Thompson Children's Hospital has 100 beds, including a 50-bed level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and an 8 bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. There is a 24-hour pediatric emergency department
staffed by board certified emergency pediatricians. A beautiful new emergency department/trauma center for children opened in the fall of 2002. Ours is the first Level 1 pediatric trauma center in the
state. We also have a very busy outpatient department with approximately 70,000 visits per year. There are 34 faculty members with all pediatric subspecialties represented. There is also a cystic
fibrosis center, a Children's Cancer Center and Craniofacial Center located at T. C. Thompson. Thus, the volume and variety of patients that are available to medical students are tremendous.

There are usually 1-6 junior medical students rotating at T. C. Thompson at one time. Students spend 1 month on the inpatient service and 1 month on the outpatient rotation. Medical students are active
members of the medical team taking care of patients. They will be expected to learn about normal growth and development, how to evaluate children of different ages, diagnosis and treatment of common
pediatric conditions and have the opportunity to be exposed to many unusual disorders. Because of the relatively small number of students, there is a greater amount of individualized attention and
responsibility that is given to each student. There is direct faculty supervision wherever students are assigned on inpatient or outpatient services. Call is approximately every 5th night and ends
at midnight. Grading is based on clinical evaluation as well as the pediatric shelf exam. The hospital provides modestly furnished apartments for students rotating in Chattanooga (2 students to
each apartment) approximately 15 - 20 minutes for the hospital. Students are provided 24-hour access to meals in Erlanger's cafeteria at no cost to the student.

The Pediatric Residency Program is based at T. C. Thompson Children's Hospital and provides an excellent blend of academics and clinical training for 24 residents (eight at each of three levels). The
program is fully accredited and is an important component of the ten residency programs at the Chattanooga Unit. The Pediatric program includes residency education in all pediatric subspecialties but
is designed primarily to provide a broad-based experience in general pediatrics.

For more information about the Chattanooga Clerkships (including housing, meals, etc.) or the Pediatric Residency, go to our website.